The Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century.
Venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before.
Adventure awaits!
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Indiana Jones meets Charles Darwin in a roguelike. A game in which the exploration of a lush, mysterious world is the core; we want you to feel like a real explorer. New secrets await every time you venture out, no matter how many times you’ve played.
The game is very difficult, and every move counts. If you’re not thoughtful, your trek will fail horribly and you’ll face certain death. Losing is fun!
As you explore and interact with the world, your actions will cause the region to gradually go out of balance, until the trail of chaos you left catches up and forces you to run for your life.
You’ll be confronted with the everyday racism of the late 19th century. Will you fall into the same mentality as so many explorers of those days, or will you treat the land and its natives with respect?
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Explore procedurally generated worlds with many different biomes, each with its own distinctive set of challenges for the ambitious explorer.
Plan and equip your trek with gear, weapons, scientists, porters, pack animals and much more. A good explorer is prepared for any eventuality.
Manage your resources to keep your trek alive and morale high. Balance your need for food and water with the desire to carry all that precious treasure back home.
Visit and interact with the land’s natives. Enter villages, trade and communicate with local tribes and civilizations that are unknown to mankind.
Loot mysterious temple ruins to gain fame and treasures, but watch out for deadly traps and curses that will compromise your men and the whole world around you.
Equip and utilize miraculous treasures to gain advantages, but be wary of unforeseeable side effects.
Fight and defend your trek against a wide range of wild animals, mystical creatures, zombies and even dinosaurs.
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Target platform: PC, Tablet devices
Planned release: 2014
Teamsize: 2
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"The Curious Expedition has all the marks of a particularly fine undertaking. It’s a procedurally generated sort of thing, with overland exploration of varied biomes, and battles against mystical creatures, dinosaurs, cannibals and other such unpleasantries."
rockpapershotgun.com"The game’s hook is undeniable: explorers will set out across a randomly generated continent in search of treasure and knowledge, and the slightest misstep will result in a dead or insane expedition party and a failed excursion. This is a game where Nikola Tesla might shoot an energy gun at a giant crab or a hired hand will go insane and steal precious supplies on his way out of camp."
pcgamer.com"Curious Expedition has a massive amount of promise. From the sharp pixel art visuals to the staggering difficulty level to the constant surprises, this could end up being very special indeed."
pocketgamer.co.uk"Curious Expedition has that precise cocktail of danger and beauty, of greed in the face of scarcity, of risk and randomness, that makes for a good roguelike. As its wild frontiers slowly reveal themselves, I felt at times cheerful, at other times afraid, but always compelled for one more push into the mountains in search of a cold spring, or toward the village where I knew my animal pelts would be prized."
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